Don Snyder named acting UNLV president

3:37 PM,
Jan. 24, 2014

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Don Snyder, executive dean for strategic development at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, was chosen today to serve as UNLV's acting president by the Nevada Board of Regents.

During a special meeting held today in Las Vegas, the board also voted to immediately begin a national search to find a permanent replacement for Neal Smatresk, who is resigning as UNLV's president Feb. 2 to become president of the University of North Texas.

Chancellor Dan Klaich said Snyder's contract as acting president provides him with a base salary of $300,000, but no supplemental money from the UNLV ...